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. 2012 Feb 9;51(9):1686–1696. doi: 10.1007/s13197-012-0633-z

Table 1.

Codex classification of caramel

Parameters Class I—E150 a Class II—E150 b Class III—E150 c Class IV—E150 d
Color intensity 0.01–0.12 0.06–0.10 0.08–0.36 0.10–0.60
Total nitrogen (%) <0.1 <0.2 1.3–6.8 0.5–7.5
Total sulphur (%) <0.3 1.0–3.5 <0.3 1.4–10.0

(Codex 1996).